Vocabulary Set #2 for Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"

goad

stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

sojurn

a temporary stay

phantasmagoric

characterized by fantastic and incongruous imagery

pallid

pale, as of a person's complexion

fervid

characterized by intense emotion

discordant

not in agreement or harmony

abeyance

temporary cessation or suspension

inexplicable

incapable of being explained or accounted for

solace

comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable

prolixity

boring verbosity

parley

a negotiation between enemies

munificent

very generous

educe

construe a meaning or elicit a principle

upbraid

express criticism towards

aghast

struck with fear, dread, or consternation